Chris Ortiz

ECHL Game Recap: Maine Mariners vs. Wheeling Nailers | 10/18/24

On Friday night, the Maine Mariners welcomed new division rivals Wheeling Nailers to Cross Insurance Arena to open up the 2024-25 ECHL season on home ice. The Nailers spoiled the Mariners’ party as they came away with a 4-1 win. Special teams are one of the most important aspects of hockey, and that proved to […]

ECHL: Former Wheeling Player Returns for Second Stint

With the Wheeling Nailers last few announcements being players returning from last season’s team, they chose to change things up and announce Chris Ortiz will return for a second stint, having played the 2023-24 season with the Trois-Rivieres Lions. The left-shot defenseman completed his third season as a professional player this past season. With the […]

ECHL North Division Semi-Final Game 3: Norfolk Admirals vs. Trois-Rivières Lions | 04/20/2024

The Norfolk Admirals are heading back home with a 2-1 series lead thanks to stellar efforts from Josh McDougall and Yaniv Perets in a 2-1 win over the Trois-Rivières Lions Saturday night at Colisée Vidéotron Arena. The Admirals played a full 60 minutes tonight and went back to their simple play to avoid turning the […]

Admirals forward, Liwiski, fires a shot on net.

ECHL Game Recap: Norfolk Admirals vs Trois-Rivieres Lions | 04/17/2024

The Norfolk Admirals defeated the Trois-Rivieres Lions by a final score of 4-2 Wednesday night at Colisee Videotron Arena, taking a 1-0 series lead. First Period The first period, like the start of any series, was a feeling-out process by the two teams. The Admirals’ Austen Keating would take a tripping penalty at 8:20 of […]

ECHL: Trois-Rivieres Lions Announce Kelly Cup Roster

The Trois-Rivieres Lions have announced their 24-man Kelly Cup Playoff prior to their first-round match-up vs Norfolk Admirals, which begins tomorrow night at Colisse Videortron. Here’s the entire 24-man roster per the ECHL Site: Trois-Rivières Lions – Zachary Bouthillier, G; Zachary Emond, G; Miguel Tourigny, D; Cory Thomas, D; Jacob Paquette, D; Chris Merisier-Ortiz, D; Brycen […]

The Trois-Rivières Lions Clinch Kelly Cup Playoff Spot

The Trois-Rivières Lions have clinched a Kelly Cup Playoff position with their win over the Worcester Railers. The two teams met this past weekend for a three-game series, and the Lions beat the Railers 2 out of 3. Friday night, the Railers won 3-2; they hoped to continue that win streak and clinch their own […]